Mouer

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, borrowed from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- + *-rós.

    Noun

    Mouer f

    1. (Moselle Franconian) wall

    Descendants

    • Hunsrik: Mauer
    • Luxembourgish: Mauer

    Luxembourgish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈməʊ̯ɐ]
    • Rhymes: -əʊɐ

    Etymology 1

    From Old High German muor, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz. Cognate with German Moor, Dutch moer, English moor.

    Noun

    Mouer n (plural Moueren)

    1. moor, bog, swamp, marsh
    Alternative forms

    Etymology 2

    From Middle High German and Old High German mōr, from Latin Maurus. Cognate with German Mohr.

    Noun

    Mouer m (plural Moueren)

    1. Moor, blackamoor, negro

    Saterland Frisian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmoːu̯ər/
    • Hyphenation: Mou‧er
    • Rhymes: -oːu̯ər

    Noun

    Mouer f (plural Mouere)

    1. Strukelje form of Múur

    References

    • Horst Haider Munske, editor (2001), “Das Saterfriesische”, in Handbuch des Friesischen [Handbook of Frisian studies], Tübingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag, →ISBN, page 419
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